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Monday, December 26, 2011

Barn Charm #22

On our drive back from Dayton, Ohio
when we got on Route 40 to photograph barns,
these were our first two close-ups.
We drove down a side road to get closer shots of them.
They were almost back to back.

We turned around and drove back toward the main highway;
it is from that direction that the shots were taken.

I did not see any evidence of animals or crops with either barn.
This one is obviously being maintained;
there is a 'pride in ownership' feeling about it.

I would be proud too if this belonged to me.




This one has seen better days and looks like it's being used for storage
and possibly as a makeshift garage.
There was a car on either side of it.
You can catch a glimpse of the farm house in the background on the left.
It was not a huge house, but it had some pretty detail around its porch.



Both barns were fairly close to the country road although not right on it like so many I see.
I noticed that about this part of Ohio--the barns were not so close to the roads.
I'm not sure why--perhaps the lay of the land factors in somehow.

I hope you have been enjoying the holidays.
Being a school teacher, I am on break.
I am taking my daughter and her husband and their two little ones
to the airport in Columbus tomorrow.
They are heading back to Texas.

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15 comments:

  1. That top barn is immaculate! They are both great finds!

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  2. The first barn is beautiful and well kept but almost too much so. I'd like to see some evidence of activity around it. I like the character of the second barn, but except for the cars everything is very neat around it too.

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  3. That first barn is almost blindingly white!

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  4. wow, just so beautiful. i love it. very white. (:

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  5. beautiful...interesting how many of these barn charm barns all sit in a yard of grass rather than snow in DECEMBER....looks more like spring doesn't it?
    i'm sure it's going to be hard leaving them at the airport :(

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  6. The 1st one is definitely very much loved, but the 2nd is a fave... I love the old weathered wood & those huge doors are so neat! Great sky, too!

    Great finds & thanks so much for joining =)))

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  7. Both barns are wonderful! What a great contrast of pristine and weathered!

    I declared Ohio the barn Mecca of the US. :)

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  8. love that 4th photo with the shadow of the leafless tree against its side.

    (and thanks for your prayers... i managed to make it to my family's christmas... a teeny bit better the last few days and hoping for more... overwhelmed with all the tasks i've put off. you know how it goes. still praying for you...)

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  9. It's wonderful to see your lovely countryside..

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  10. Beautiful! I don't think I've seen a barn and surroundings looking so pristine.

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  11. Stunning white-washed farm! Hope your holidays are wonderful, Beth!

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  12. The shadows on the next to last photo play so enticingly ... great photos, Beth. Best of wishes for the New Year.

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  13. Amazing how someone can be perfectionistic when it comes to a barn; I can't be that perfect in my not-large house. Clean, yes; perfectly gorgeous? NO! Glad you had such a nice ride. Hope to spend time with you some day. [If not here, of course, heaven.] Blessings.

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  14. Love those barn shots... the first couple are SO pristine, are they Amish?? Enjoy your Christmas break... I am mine (I drive a 40' 78 passenger school bus for a local district)... we go back on the 4th.

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